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Brian McKnight Concert
To Benefit Urban League
Young Professionals
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A n upcom ing concert by singer
B rian M c K n ig h t and ja zz artist W alter
Beasley w ill benefit the Urban League
Y oung Professionals. The concert
takes place Wednesday, A p ril 7 at 8
p.m. at Roseland Theater (8 N W 6th
A ve.) Tickets are $ 15 in advance, $ 17
at the door, not in clu d in g service
charge. One d o lla r from every ticket
sold w ill be donated to the Young
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In an attempt to “ put its mouth
where its money isn ’t,” the Portland
State U niversity music department
w ill present a concert by The M ea­
sure 5 ensemble, described as “ an
e v e r c h a n g in g c o m b in a tio n o f
in s tru m e n ta lis ts a n d v o c a lis ts ”
fro m among PSU’ s music faculty.
T h e en se m b le w i l l p re s e n t an
evening o f chamber w orks Saturday,
A p ril 10, at 8pm at the Jamison/Tho-
mas G allery (1313 N W G lisan) tic k ­
ets at $ 10 w ill be available at the door.
Proceeds w ill benefit the music schol­
arship fund.
“ It is a com m only held b e lie f that
the state legislature w ill not make any
effort to alleviate the current budget
crunch u n til the next Ice Age. M em ­
bers o f the music faculty, therefore,
decided to take matters in to their own
hands and present th is benefit con-
is currently showcasing his album “ In ­
tim acy.” Local gospel rappers I-Zaya
and R & B E rvan complete the b ill.
Tickets may be purchased at the
fo llo w in g Fred M eyer Fastixx outlets:
Beaverton, Stadium, Tigard, Tualatin,
Oak Grove, Gresham, Gateway, H o l­
lywood West, East Salem, M ill Plain,
Johnson Creek and W a lke r Road
Tickets are also available from D i­
rections’ The Salon and House o f
Sound. Y ou must be 21 years or older
to attend the concert.
The Y oung Professionals are an
a u xilia ry o f the Urban League o f P ort­
land created to provide a forum for
networking, professional development
and com m unity service.
For more in fo rm a tio n, contact
Sandra W a d sw o rth o r K im b e rly
Ma tier at Unforgettable Entertainm ent
(282-7042.)
cert,” says Jeffrey Payne, a member o f
PSU’ s music faculty.
The evening w ill involve artists
know n regionally and internationally
as soloists and members o f illustrious
ensembles, including: Ruth Dobson,
soprano, Stan Stanford, clarinet; A nn
Obcnour, Bassoon, Karen Strand,
oboe; Bry an Johanson, guitar , M a rilyn
Shotola, flute; H arold Gray and Jef­
frey Payne, piano. The program w ill
in c lu d e P o u le n c ’ s F lu te Sonata,
Schoenhberg’ s Cabaret Songs, and
Ibert’ s T rio fo r Clarinet, Bassoon, and
Oboe Also on the program is a new
w ork by Bry an Johanson, w ritten in
memory o f M ark Whitehead, a PSU
student kille d fu lfillin g his duties as a
M ultnom ah County Deputy Sheriff.
For more inform ation, contact the
Portland State U niversity music de­
partment at 725-3011.
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B ria n M c K n ig h t calls his music
“ R & B on the ja zz tip .” He is best
know n fo r his duet w ith Vanessa W il­
liam s, “ Love Is” , on the Beverly H ills
90210 soundtrack H is debut single
“ T h a t’ s The Way Love Goes” is also
clim bingthecharts. Twenty-two-vear-
old B rian is the younger brother o f
Claude M c K n ig h t o f the jazz/pop/
gospel group Take 6.
Jazz saxophonist W alter Beasley
Concert To Benefit PSU
Music Scholarships
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Paul Robeson, he was an all-American football hero, valedictorian at Rutgers University, Phi Beta
Kappa from Columbia University Law School, and is remembered for his stunning bass singing in
“Show Boat'. John Henry Redwood, so powerful last year in “Fences", begins this extraordinary
national tour in Portland.
doors to the com m unity on Sunday,
A p ril 25 from 1 to 6pm, in v itin g the
A Portland Repertory Theater production at the Winningstad Theater. Tickets: 224-4491 or any
Ticketmaster outlet. March 25-April 3. Group discounts available
public to peek behind the scenes at
what OSF is all about A dm ission is
free, and adults and children are in ­
vited to enjoy an afternoon o f musical
entertainment and take par, in inter­
active theatre displays and activities
Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
w hich is in its 58th season in Ashland,
has also been a part o f Portland's
cultural life fo r five years The open
house, organized and staffed by OSF's
160-membcr volunteer corps, w ill be
held at the Festival’ s home at the
Portland Center fo r the Performing
A rts, located at the corner o f Broad-
B rian M c K n ig h t
(Beverly H ills 90210 Soundtrack,
D uet w ith Vanessa W illia m s)
Jazz A rtis t W alter Beasley
Local gospel group I-Zaya and R
& B Ervan
Roseland Theater
8 N W 6th Ave
Wednesday , A p ril 7,1993
8:00 pm
Unforgettable Entertainm ent
$15 in advance $17 @ door
(Does not include service charge)
The Best In Clean Comedy I !
W ith Y o u r Host R ubin W arren! I
A lso O ther Comedians & The K om cdy
Jam Dram a C lub!
S tarting A p ril 10th
A t The Interstate Firehouse C ulture
Center
5340 N Interstate Ave.
F irst Showing Starts at 8:00 PM
Second Showing Starts A t 9:45 PM
Cost Is O n ly $5.00 Advance $5.50 A t
21 and Over
A ll Fastixx outlets in fo llo w in g
selected stores:
B eaverton, S tadium , T ig a rd .
T u a la tin , O ak G rove, G resham ,
Gateway,Hollywood West, East Sa­
lem. M ill Plain, Johnson Creek, and
Door
U nder 12 $1.00
Fun For The W hole Fam ily !
T ic k e ts -IR V ’ S Cafe
Roseland
W alker Road
’ D irections' The Salon, House o f
Sound.
Theater Attraction
D ir ty L ooks produced by Double
Tee Promotions, Inc., w ill perform
Saturday, A p ril 10,1993 at 9:00pm at
the Roseland Theater.
Rock n ’ R oll is not about lo oking
pretty, i t ’ s about anger, defiance and
intensity. A nd D ir ty Looks has got
plenty o f a ll three W hen you add a
cocksure rhythm section, rip p in g gu i­
tar w ork and a raw, untamed approach
to life , you get D irty L o o k s -w h a t rock
should be O pening this all ages show
is the lush, h a rd -d riv in g sound o f
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The
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Festival’ s Portland company opens its
Funded in part by Metropolitan Arts Commission & Oregon Arts Commission.
A Benefit for Urban
League’s Young
Professionals
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Hosts
Open House For Community
Seattle’ s Syrnon Asher
T ickets are at a ll Fastixx outlets
in the fo llo w in g selected Fred Meyer
stores: Beaverton, Stadium. T igard,
T ua la tin , Oak Grove, Gresham, Gate­
way, H ollyw ood West, East Salem,
M ill Plain, Johnson Creek and W alker
KOIN-TV To Broadcast
Morning Program
K O IN -T V w ill premiere a live
one-hour news and inform ation pro­
gram beginning M onday, M ay 3 form
6 to 7am. The announcement was
made by K O IN -T V D irector o f New s
and P rogram m ing Peter M aroncy.
Road Now available at M usic M ille n ­
“ T h is is another opportunity for
nium on East Burnside, N W 23rd
K O IN -T V to provide our viewers w ith
A lso in Eugene at the H u it Center Box
local news and info rm a tio n program ­
office For more ticket inform ation,
m ing when they wan, it” , according to
call 2 2 4 -T IX X or 1-800-992-8499
Maroncy.
Further details w ill be forthcom -
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way and M a in Streets.
Displays and activities demon­
strating the elements w hich make up
an OSF production w ill fill the lobbies
o f the Intermediate Theatre Onstage,
w ork crews w ill dism antle the set
from Spunk, the fin a l production o f
the season, and members o f the public
may observe that process Other ac­
tivitie s include:
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Interactive theatre games w hich
allow participants to improvise
and perform * a stage combat and
sword fig h tin g workshop
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tales from the im agination by lo ­
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cal storytellers
quick costume change demon­
strations and photo opportunities
Theatre displays w ill include set
sketches and models, props, demon­
strations about the technical side o f
productions, and inform ation about
past and future seasons.
M u sica l entertainment w ill be
provided by local artist including jazz
m usician M ichael Harrison; vocalist
and g u ita r play cr Craig Caruthers; the
papular Back Porch Blues jazz an
gospel group, and the mellow sound
o f T a ll Jazz. Portland Camerata w ill
perform acapella period music. A more
complete schedule w ill be released
soon
The goal o f the open house is an
increased awareness in the Portland
com m unity o f the quality, affordable
theatre offered by Oregon Sliakespeare
Festival
KBPS Celebrated 70th Birthday
Thanks to.our listeners, and the
Coast, to Southwest W ashington, to-
Portland Public Schools, KBPS has
grow n from a sm all, A M station that
started broadcasting in 1923, to two
stations, A M and F M , that sene lis ­
teners from Portland, to the Oregon
day in 1993.
To comm emorate 70 years o f
Portland Public Radio, KBPS held an
Open House at the station to celebrate
th e ir birthday.
Sober Jazz Fest II
The Ron Steen group w ith vocal-
ist Ralph Black, fresh from a smash
appearance on “ Coffee. Tea and OPB” ,
w ill be the headline attractions fo r the
second annual “ Sober Jazz” concert,
“ Sober Jazz Fcst I I ” . The concert w ill
be held Friday evening, A p ril 2, from
7:30 to 10:30pm, at the atriu m a,
Montgomery Park, (2701 V aughn)
Master o f Ceremonies w i 11 be Les
S a m o ff o f K IN K -F M , in Portland
City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury
w ill be honorary chair
Besides great ja zz music by some
o f Portland s hottest performers, (and
some surprise guest appearances,
too!), the even, w ill feature coffee
d rin ks by Cafe Roma, and desserts by
Pazzo’ s.
Proceeds from Sober Jazz w ill
benefit women and children in addic-
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Listeners visited KBPS at 515 N E
15th Ave., on the east side o f the
Benson H ig h School campus, and
toured the new building, b u ilt last year
w ith money donated by listeners, foun­
dations, and corporations.
tio n recovery; specifically, the Letty
Owings and Clare houses, w hich arc
operated by Ecumenical M in istrie s
o f Oregon.
“ Since we started our addiction
recov ery programs, nearly four y cars
ago, more than 50 babies have been
born addiction free!” , said Kathy
S trom vig, one o f the organizers.
“ These arc babies who lite ra lly have
been given second chance a, life,
because o f this m in istry ”
Tickets arc available at G 1 Joe’ s
tickctm astcr outlets, and retail for
$21 50 Tickets arc also available a,
the door, the evening o f the concert
A ll contributions arc fu lly tax de­
ductible
“ I t ’ s a great chance to have some
fun. listen to sonic great music, said
Strom vig
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